Spoiler alert: it's because Anna M. Kaplan wrote a law to ban them

NEW: Congressman George Santos (Parody) was charged with theft in Pennsylvania’s Amish Country in 2017 after a series of bad checks were written in his name to dog breeders according to the court and a lawyer friend who helped him address the charge politi.co/40BmhYq via POLITICO Jacqueline Sweet

A pet store owner wrote a check to George Santos’s pet charity. But when he looked at his bank records later, he saw that the check had been altered.

“When it cashed, it was crossed out, and it had Anthony Devolder written on it”
nytimes.com/2023/02/06/nyr…

NEW: George Santos' RISE NY PAC made two $2,600 payments to his landlord, Nancy Pothos, in fall of '21, per new filings reviewed by Newsday. RISE did not previously mention those payments. Plus deep dive on Rise Paul LaRocco Candice Ferrette newsday.com/beta/beta/long…

The FBI is investigating George Santos for allegedly raising money for a veteran's dying service dog in a GoFundMe scheme – then ghosting with the cash. politico.com/news/2023/02/0…

BREAKING: New George Santos scoop, and my first byline for Politico...Guess the FBI aren't quite 'friends' of Pets United.

'One of the biggest joys of my political career was when we got the Holocaust Education Bill passed.' - Anna M. Kaplan

'We need to teach our children at an early age about hate.' - Anna M. Kaplan

'I think education is one of the best ways to combat ignorance.' - Anna M. Kaplan

Don't miss the #PaleyImpact program - The Role of #Education & #Media In Combating #Antisemitism tomorrow at 6:30pm, focusing on the staggering lack of knowledge about the #Holocaust among young people today. Get your tickets now! 👉bit.ly/3PIOyqW

#NeverForget

NEW: Jacqueline Sweet uncovers disgusting racist and antisemitic social media posts by Congressman George Santos (Parody) that salute Hitler.

Read it via @LongIslandPatch: patch.com/new-york/glenc…

I can't believe I have to say this--but saluting Hitler should disqualify you from holding any position of authority anywhere.

@Santos4Congress needs to resign immediately.

Happy Lunar New Year to all who are celebrating! May you and your family have a healthy, lucky, and prosperous Year of the Rabbit full of peace and good fortune. #LunarNewYear #ChineseNewYear2023

New Newsday investigation: George Santos' VP role at LinkBridge was inflated, per court records. Founder said in depo that Santos was merely a 'freelancer' and 'independent contractor' who sells event sponsorships 'whenever he wishes to' Paul LaRocco newsday.com/beta/long-isla…

SHAME

New: Newsday looked at companies George Santos paid during campaign, and incorporated only recently — between Feb 2021 and Aug 2022 - and whose public presence on websites, social media, other records was scant. Paul LaRocco newsday.com/beta/long-isla…

NEW: Members of George Santos’s team found out about his past, and urged him to drop out of the race. He said no. A meticulous recounting of this and more, from Nicholas Fandos nytimes.com/2023/01/13/nyr…

Great reporting in Patch helps bring into focus more about George Santos's early life: patch.com/new-york/portw…

NEW: Weeks before election day, a secret fund set up to elect George Santos approached donors, seeking hundreds of thousands for TV ads.

But the money does not appear to have gone to ads, and the FEC has is no record of the group. w/
@alexandraberzon nytimes.com/2023/01/12/nyr…